A HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE UK SINGLES CHART IN THE 20TH CENTURY

RECORD LABEL - Mercury

Artists:
195
Titles:
508
Entries:
608
Highest Position:
1
Number Ones Titles:
11
Top Ten Titles:
104
Top Forty Titles:
294
First Charted:
October 1, 1954
Last Charted:
December 26, 1999
Total Weeks in Charts:
3058

CHART ENTRIES

PeakArtistTitleLabelCharted
12
Crew Cuts Sh-Boom   ♫ Mercury October 1, 195410/1/1954
4
Crew Cuts Earth Angel   ♫ Mercury April 15, 19554/15/1955
20
Georgia Gibbs Tweedle Dee   ♫ Mercury April 22, 19554/22/1955
24
Georgia Gibbs Kiss Me Another   ♫ Mercury July 13, 19567/13/1956
5
Platters The Great Pretender / Only You   ♫ Mercury September 7, 19569/7/1956
4
Freddie Bell And The Bellboys Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong   ♫ Mercury September 28, 19569/28/1956
4
Platters My Prayer   ♫ Mercury November 2, 195611/2/1956
21
Platters The Great Pretender / Only You (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury December 7, 195612/7/1956
28
Platters My Prayer (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury January 18, 19571/18/1957
23
Platters You'll Never Never Know / It Isn't Right   ♫ Mercury January 25, 19571/25/1957
29
Platters You'll Never Never Know / It Isn't Right (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury February 8, 19572/8/1957
18
Platters The Great Pretender / Only You (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury March 29, 19573/29/1957
22
Platters My Prayer (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury March 29, 19573/29/1957
29
Platters You'll Never Never Know / It Isn't Right (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury April 12, 19574/12/1957
18
Platters I'm Sorry   ♫ Mercury May 17, 19575/17/1957
3
Diamonds Little Darlin'   ♫ Mercury May 31, 19575/31/1957
23
Platters I'm Sorry (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury July 5, 19577/5/1957
22
Platters I'm Sorry (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury July 19, 19577/19/1957
22
Billy Eckstine And Sarah Vaughan Passing Strangers   ♫ Mercury September 27, 19579/27/1957
3
Platters Twilight Time   ♫ Mercury May 16, 19585/16/1958
30
Big Bopper Chantilly Lace   ♫ Mercury December 26, 195812/26/1958
12
Big Bopper Chantilly Lace (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury January 9, 19591/9/1959
1
Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes   ♫ Mercury January 16, 19591/16/1959
8
Billy Eckstine Gigi   ♫ Mercury February 13, 19592/13/1959
28
Brook Benton Endlessly   ♫ Mercury July 10, 19597/10/1959
25
Platters Remember When   ♫ Mercury August 28, 19598/28/1959
7
Sarah Vaughan Broken Hearted Melody   ♫ Mercury September 11, 19599/11/1959
11
Platters Harbour Lights   ♫ Mercury January 29, 19601/29/1960
1
Johnny Preston Running Bear   ♫ Mercury February 12, 19602/12/1960
2
Johnny Preston Cradle Of Love   ♫ Mercury April 21, 19604/21/1960
41
Johnny Preston Running Bear (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury June 2, 19606/2/1960
49
Johnny Preston I'm Starting To Go Steady   ♫ Mercury July 28, 19607/28/1960
18
Johnny Preston Feel So Fine   ♫ Mercury August 11, 19608/11/1960
39
Rusty Draper Mule Skinner Blues Mercury August 11, 19608/11/1960
42
Brook Benton Kiddio   ♫ Mercury October 6, 196010/6/1960
41
Brook Benton Kiddio (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury November 3, 196011/3/1960
34
Johnny Preston Charming Billy   ♫ Mercury December 8, 196012/8/1960
42
Johnny Preston Charming Billy (Reentry)   ♫ Mercury December 22, 196012/22/1960
24
Frank D'Rone Strawberry Blonde Mercury December 22, 196012/22/1960
50
Brook Benton Fools Rush In   ♫ Mercury February 16, 19612/16/1961
30
Brook Benton The Boll Weevil Song   ♫ Mercury July 13, 19617/13/1961
49
Joe Barry I'm A Fool To Care Mercury August 24, 19618/24/1961
35
Dinah Washington September In The Rain Mercury November 30, 196111/30/1961
5
Leroy Van Dyke Walk On By Mercury January 4, 19621/4/1962
49
Dinah Washington September In The Rain (Reentry) Mercury January 18, 19621/18/1962
2
Bruce Channel Hey! Baby   ♫ Mercury March 22, 19623/22/1962
34
Leroy Van Dyke Big Man In A Big House Mercury April 26, 19624/26/1962
38
Little Richard He Got What He Wanted   ♫ Mercury October 11, 196210/11/1962
9
Lesley Gore It's My Party   ♫ Mercury June 20, 19636/20/1963
50
Angels My Boyfriend's Back Mercury October 3, 196310/3/1963
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